Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Leading a Great Enterprise through Dramatic ChangeHarper Collins, 16 dic 2003 - 304 páginas Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? sums up Lou Gerstner's historic business achievement, bringing IBM back from the brink of insolvency to lead the computer business once again.Offering a unique case study drawn from decades of experience at some of America's top companies -- McKinsey, American Express, RJR Nabisco -- Gerstner's insights into management and leadership are applicable to any business, at any level. Ranging from strategy to public relations, from finance to organization, Gerstner reveals the lessons of a lifetime running highly successful companies. |
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... IBM was withdrawing all support for his massive data processing center as a result of the Amdahl decision . I was flabbergasted . Given that Amer- ican Express was at that time one of IBM's largest customers , I could not believe that a ...
... IBM was withdrawing all support for his massive data processing center as a result of the Amdahl decision . I was flabbergasted . Given that Amer- ican Express was at that time one of IBM's largest customers , I could not believe that a ...
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... IBM , and reading it , I was glad I wasn't there . The media , at least , appeared convinced that IBM's time had long passed . The Search On January 26 , 1993 , IBM announced that John Akers had de- cided to retire and that a search ...
... IBM , and reading it , I was glad I wasn't there . The media , at least , appeared convinced that IBM's time had long passed . The Search On January 26 , 1993 , IBM announced that John Akers had de- cided to retire and that a search ...
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... IBM's prospects . They stated : " There is a serious possibility that IBM is finished as a force in the industry ... IBM's beat reporter at The Wall Street Journal , pub- lished a book that year chronicling IBM's descent . In it , he ...
... IBM's prospects . They stated : " There is a serious possibility that IBM is finished as a force in the industry ... IBM's beat reporter at The Wall Street Journal , pub- lished a book that year chronicling IBM's descent . In it , he ...
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... IBM's size , however organized , react quickly enough to compete ? And can IBM earn enough from expanding market ... IBM's humiliation is al- ready being viewed by some as a defeat for America . " The Decision The turning point in my ...
... IBM's size , however organized , react quickly enough to compete ? And can IBM earn enough from expanding market ... IBM's humiliation is al- ready being viewed by some as a defeat for America . " The Decision The turning point in my ...
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... IBM in 1987 but had been called back by the IBM Board of Directors in December 1992 to work with John Akers to stem the ... IBM's sales and profits were declining at an alarming rate . More important , its cash position was getting scary ...
... IBM in 1987 but had been called back by the IBM Board of Directors in December 1992 to work with John Akers to stem the ... IBM's sales and profits were declining at an alarming rate . More important , its cash position was getting scary ...
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Out to the Field | 41 |
Operation Bear Hug | 49 |
Stop the Bleeding and Hold the Vision | 56 |
Creating the Leadership Team | 73 |
Creating a Global Enterprise | 83 |
Back on the Beach | 103 |
PART IIICULTURE | 179 |
On Corporate Culture | 181 |
An InsideOut World | 189 |
Leading by Principles | 200 |
PART IVLESSONS LEARNED | 217 |
FocusYou Have to Know and Love | 219 |
Execution Strategy Goes Only So Far | 229 |
Leadership Is Personal | 235 |
A Brief History of IBM | 113 |
Making the Big Bets | 121 |
Servicesthe Key to Integration | 128 |
Building the Worlds Already Biggest | 136 |
Opening the Company Store | 146 |
Unstacking the Stack and Focusing the Portfolio | 153 |
The Emergence of ebusiness | 165 |
Reflections on Strategy | 176 |
Elephants Can Dance | 242 |
IBMa Farewell | 253 |
APPENDICES | 259 |
Appendix AThe Future of ebusiness | 261 |
Appendix BFinancial Overview | 277 |
Index | 286 |
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